How a femtosecond laser increases safety and precision in cataract surgery?

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-57

  Naranjo Tackman, Ramon ^a  

^a National Mexican University   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cataract laser extraction; Femtosecond laser; Laser capsulotomy; Lens photoablation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CAPSULOTOMY; CATARACT EXTRACTION; FEMTOSECOND LASER; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LASER; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CAPSULE OF THE LENS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LASER THERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 79955020784     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e3283415026     Document Type: Article

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